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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1940
Page
31
Carl Dueser recounts Tippey the dog and Miss Anna McCurley's care on 1501 A Avenue NE. The piece mixes quirks of Tippey with a National Dog Week rundown, outlining seven objectives including homes for all dogs and stray elimination.
United States faces grave Far East danger but the threat comes from Washington and other U S cities not Tokyo The piece accuses U S leadership of half measures hypocrisy and aiding Japan by supplying war materials while claiming to oppose aggression It argues Japan is kept afloat by American oil scrap iron ferro alloys and other exports and urges decisive action rather than appeasement.
The document argues the United States must halt oil and scrap iron supplies to Japan, asserting Japan’s aggression hinges on Western inaction. It cites Admiral Yarnell, praised with the Distinguished Service Medal, and warns that indecision risks enabling Japan’s expansion from China to the Philippines.
County records show a marriage license rush led by Court Clerk Ed Lundquist with 206 couples obtaining licenses from July 1 to noon Saturday, up from 118 in the previous year. The share of male applicants aged 21 to 31 remains about 74 percent of licenses issued between July 1 and August 24 in both years.
Traffic Capt. Gordon Hughes urged drivers and pedestrians to speed right and left turns in the loop district. Pedestrians with a green light have the right of way, but should not block traffic. He cited another downtown rule banning left turns from alleys with tickets for violators.
The big fall farm selling season is here as buyers are urged to reach out through low-cost Gazette Want Ads.
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